Fourth attack: The Pharisees' question concerning the great, commandment. (Mark 12:28-34.
Bible Commentary
Matthew 22:34-40
The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Matthew 22:34-40
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:1-46Matthew 22:1-46 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Matthew 22:34-40Matthew 22:34-40 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAn interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love o…The Substance of the CommandmentsMatthew 22:34-40 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMANDMENTS. Here is a discourse which Christ had with a Pharisee-lawyer, about the great commandment of the law. Observe, I. The combination of the Pharisees against Christ, Matthew 22:34. They he…The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46Matthew 22:34-46 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Pharisees. I. THE QUESTION OF THE LAWYER. 1. The gathering of the Pharisees. The multitude were astonished at the wisdom, the deep and holy teaching, of the blessed Lord. He had answered the pretended difficulties o…The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40Matthew 22:34-40 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe two commandments. Originality of mind may be as much apparent in a wise selection from what is old as in the creation of what is new. Some of the most striking teaching of our Lord is of this character. Jesus Christ…The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40Matthew 22:34-40 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe greater commandments. The Jews made many distinctions about the commandments of God, calling some "light," others "weighty," others "little," others "great." According to their estimating, therefore, some commandmen…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:1-46EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Matthew 22:34-40An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love o…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Substance of the CommandmentsTHE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMANDMENTS. Here is a discourse which Christ had with a Pharisee-lawyer, about the great commandment of the law. Observe, I. The combination of the Pharisees against Christ, Matthew 22:34. They he…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40The two commandments. Originality of mind may be as much apparent in a wise selection from what is old as in the creation of what is new. Some of the most striking teaching of our Lord is of this character. Jesus Christ…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46The Pharisees. I. THE QUESTION OF THE LAWYER. 1. The gathering of the Pharisees. The multitude were astonished at the wisdom, the deep and holy teaching, of the blessed Lord. He had answered the pretended difficulties o…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34He had put the Sadducees to silence ( ἐφι ìμωσεν, as Matthew 22:12). The Pharisees were informed of, and some of them had witnessed, the discomfiture of the Sadducees (see Luke 20:40); hence they deemed it necessary ag…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40The greater commandments. The Jews made many distinctions about the commandments of God, calling some "light," others "weighty," others "little," others "great." According to their estimating, therefore, some commandmen…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 22:35A lawyer; νομικο ìς, called by St. Mark "a scribe"—a term of wider signification, which would include "lawyers." Vulgate, legis doctor, which gives the right sense; for such were teachers and expounders of the Mosaic La…Joseph S. Exell and contributors